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diff --git a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi index 7c7005b3483..9dbf854171c 100644 --- a/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi +++ b/doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi @@ -4201,7 +4201,7 @@ times. The part of the buffer between point and mark is called @dfn{the region}. Numerous commands work on the region, including -@code{center-region}, @code{count-lines-region}, @code{kill-region}, and +@code{center-region}, @code{count-words-region}, @code{kill-region}, and @code{print-region}. The @code{save-excursion} special form saves the location of point and @@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@ evaluated. In Emacs, a function frequently moves point as part of its internal workings even though a user would not expect this. For example, -@code{count-lines-region} moves point. To prevent the user from being +@code{count-words-region} moves point. To prevent the user from being bothered by jumps that are both unexpected and (from the user's point of view) unnecessary, @code{save-excursion} is often used to keep point in the location expected by the user. The use of @@ -13473,8 +13473,7 @@ The template for an interactive function definition is, as always: What we need to do is fill in the slots. -The name of the function should be self-explanatory and similar to the -existing @code{count-lines-region} name. This makes the name easier +The name of the function should be self-explanatory and easy to remember. @code{count-words-region} is the obvious choice. Since that name is now used for the standard Emacs command to count words, we will name our implementation @code{@value{COUNT-WORDS}}. |